Results and Output

Once the size distribution has been calculated, it can be plotted in 4 ways: linear-linear plot, log-linear plot, log-log plot, and Rosin-Rammler plot. Figure 5 is an example of a log-linear plot. Next to each plot, the size distribution data is also printed in one of four formats (ISO standard, British standard, US standard, no standard). The F20, F50, F80 and topsize are also shown.

Figure 5
sample output from Split-Desktop
log-linear format
(click to enlarge)

The way the results are presented on the screen can be modified for a particular mine. The size distribution and percent passing sizes are written to files stored on the hard disk in text format for further manipulation in separate database or plotting programs.

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